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Giles was dumped as England's one-day international (ODI) coach in April 2014 - he had been in charge since November 2012 - as Peter Moores took control of all three international teams for his second stint.

The former spinner said while Moores was coming in for criticism in light of England's failure to reach the quarter-finals, the onus was also on the players to perform.

"I'm certainly not going to murder Peter Moores. I think both sides [players and coaches] have to take a bit of the blame," Giles said.

"I think the operation was indifferent. Changing the side on the eve of the World Cup wasn't ideal.

"Ultimately players go out there to win you games of cricket. They have to hold their hands up and say they didn't perform. As a collective we simply didn't get it right.

"While the rest of the big nations seemed to have made changes this year in the World Cup and how they have played with the aggression they have shown with the bat, I don't think England have caught up with that at the moment."

Giles said former team-mate and dumped ODI skipper Alastair Cook's place in the side would not have changed England's performance.

Cook was recently quoted as saying "hindsight has probably proved them [selectors] wrong", but Giles said the opening batsman's reaction was purely natural.

"I don't know whether he's [Cook] bitter, but he's bound to be disappointed," said Giles, who played 54 Tests and 62 ODIs for England.

"I didn't see Cooky's conference on it but I've seen the quotes. He's clearly disappointed to lose the captaincy on the eve of a World Cup.

"Changing your captain is always a massive decision, particularly someone who is captain across both Test and one day forms.

"Would it have made that much difference? I'm not sure. I don't think England's performances would have drastically changed.

"But clearly it was a tough decision for the ECB and for Cooky in different ways."